The Pakistan cricket team, captained by Babar Azam, is struggling at the Cricket World Cup. The 1992 Cricket World Cup champions are about to lose out of the round-robin round with only two victories in six games. In a match that is all but necessary to win, Pakistan takes on Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Grant Bradburn, the head coach of Pakistan, attributed the mess to their unfamiliarity with the sites and the “foreign conditions” in India before to the game. Scroll down to read Cricket World Cup: Grant Bradburn blames foreign conditions.
Cricket World Cup: Grant Bradburn blames foreign conditions
Pakistan’s hopes of making the semifinals have been severely damaged by four straight losses. The team won’t make it to the last four stages without some kind of miracle.
To have any chance of making it to the last four, they must win their next three games handily and hope that the results of other teams will also go their way.
According to news agency PTI, the Pakistani coach stated, “That damages the group. We didn’t want to be in this situation. Even if we’re not in control of our fate at this point in the competition, we’re determined to be. For us, the conditions of this competition are foreign. Not a single one of our guys has ever played here. Every location, including this one, is brand new.”
Bradburn claimed that his team completed their homework with great care.
“We’ve thoroughly researched both our opponent and the locations where we’re playing, and we’re extremely well-prepared for every single match. But the reality is that every venue is a new one for us and we don’t feel disadvantaged at all in terms of the knowledge, the quality, the skill, the backing that we have for this team of cricketers,” he stated.
In May, the PCB offered the former Scotland coach, who had previously worked as Pakistan’s fielding coach and later as a consultant, a two-year contract.
He continued, “Preparation for a competition such as this should ideally begin four years in advance. Since we began six months ago, we have altered our approach to the game of cricket, particularly the one-day brand. Over the past six months, we have demonstrated some encouraging evidence of that. Some of the performances we’ve given have made us proud. Although it’s taking a little longer than anticipated, our goal is to play a vibrant brand that rises to the occasion given the challenging circumstances.”
